bsmphilly.com Topics: mike mcaleerhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/mike-mcaleer/?utm_medium=RSS2015-05-20T04:19:45-05:00Changing of the guard2015-05-20T04:19:45-05:00William Kenny and Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/20/changing-guard/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Former City Councilman Jim Kenney easily won the Democratic primary for mayor on Tuesday, beating five opponents on his way to a general election matchup with Republican Melissa Murray Bailey.</p> <p>Mayor Michael Nutter is prohibited from seeking a third four-year term.</p> <p>Meanwhile, in the 16-way Democratic primary for five at-large ...Judge teacher nominated for Senate election 2015-04-01T17:28:07-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/apr/1/judge-teacher-nominated-senate-election/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Republicans have nominated Tim Dailey, a history and English teacher at Father Judge High School, as their candidate in the 5th Senatorial District special election.</p> <p>Dailey will face Democratic state Rep. John Sabatina Jr. in a May 19 special election, which will take place the same day as the primary.</p> ...White’s night2015-03-25T03:51:42-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/mar/25/whites-night/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Republican Martina White overcame a voter registration disadvantage on Tuesday to win a special election in the 170th Legislative District.</p> <p>The election was not as close as many predicted.</p> <p>Returns from 58 of the 59 divisions in the district gave White 3,506 votes to 2,681 for Democrat Sarah DelRicci. That&rsquo;s ...Sabatina earns nomination in the 5th Senatorial District election2015-02-04T20:00:49-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/feb/4/sabatina-earns-nomination-5th-senatorial-district-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>State Rep. John Sabatina Jr. edged Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 president John McNesby to earn the Democratic nomination in the 5th Senatorial District special election.</p> <p>The election will be held to replace Democrat Mike Stack, who resigned two weeks ago to become lieutenant governor.</p> <p>"We were blessed with ...Voters will choose Boyle successor in special election2015-01-14T17:29:43-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/jan/14/voters-will-choose-boyle-successor-special-electio/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Voters in the 170th Legislative District will choose their new representative in a special election on Tuesday, March 24.</p> <p>The winner will succeed Democrat Brendan Boyle, who is now a member of Congress.</p> <p>The Republican candidate will be financial adviser Martina White.</p> <p>Democratic ward leaders have not chosen a candidate. ...Statewide ambitions2014-09-17T17:34:30-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/sep/17/statewide-ambitions/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>As he campaigned for lieutenant governor in the Democratic primary, state Sen. Mike Stack was hoping to avoid what he called the &ldquo;Philadelphia jinx.&rdquo;</p> <p>Former City Controller Jonathan Saidel was the endorsed Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010, but lost to Scott Conklin, a little-known and poorly funded state ...Letters to the Editor: May 14, 20142014-05-15T17:47:45-05:00Times Readershttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/may/15/letters-editor-may-14-2014/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><b>Say no to status quo</b></p> <p>On May 20, Philadelphia voters will go to the polls and cast ballots in primary and special elections. As luck would have it, there are several other issues on the ballot that are important to Philadelphians.&nbsp;</p> <p>Perhaps one of the most important questions is Question ...Hillary going to bat for Margolies2014-05-15T17:11:34-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/may/15/hillary-going-bat-margolies/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Marjorie Margolies, a Democratic candidate in the 13th Congressional District, will be the beneficiary of a Thursday night fundraiser with Hillary Clinton.</p> <p>Margolies, a former congresswoman, is a favorite of Bill and Hillary Clinton because she cast the deciding vote in 1993 for the former president&rsquo;s economic plan. In addition, ...The race is on2014-04-30T17:52:19-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/apr/30/race/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Pennsylvania voters will be going to the polls in less than three weeks, and some local races are hotly contested.</p> <p>In the May 20 primary election, voters will nominate candidates for the state Senate and House of Representatives, the U.S. House and governor.</p> <p>In addition, Philadelphia voters will choose a ...Sabatina Jr. backs Margolies in 13th District2014-04-09T18:10:41-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/apr/9/sabatina-jr-backs-margolies-13th-district/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>State Rep. John Sabatina Jr. last week endorsed former congresswoman Marjorie Margolies in the Democratic primary in the 13th Congressional District.</p> <p>Sabatina credited Margolies with running a grassroots campaign in the Northeast. He noted that she has the endorsement of four Northeast ward leaders &mdash; Bill Dolbow, Janice Sulman, Mike ...Driscoll announces candidacy, gains support2014-03-05T16:59:41-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/mar/5/driscoll-announces-candidacy-gains-support/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Democratic ward leaders in the 173rd Legislative District are unanimously behind Mike Driscoll in the May 20 primary.</p> <p>Driscoll, co-owner of Finnigan&rsquo;s Wake and business development administrator for the 113,000-member Philadelphia Federal Credit Union, also has the backing of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5.</p> <p>On Sunday morning, Driscoll officially ...Margolies lands five ward leader endorsements 2014-01-15T17:25:35-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jan/15/margolies-lands-five-ward-leader-endorsements/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Five Philadelphia ward leaders have endorsed Marjorie Margolies in the Democratic primary in the 13th Congressional District.</p> <p>The ward leaders backing her are Bill Dolbow (35th), Elaine Tomlin (42nd), Janice Sulman (53rd), John Sabatina (56th) and Mike McAleer (66-B).</p> <p>The election is May 20. Margolies, a former congresswoman, faces state ...Boyle hosts fundraiser, gains support in NE2013-05-29T12:43:00-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/may/29/7400-boyle-hosts-fundraiser-gains-support-in-ne.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>State Rep. Brendan Boyle last week held his first major fundraiser in his campaign for the 13th Congressional District seat.</p> <p>The seat is open because U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor.</p> <p>So far, three Democrats have entered the race. Besides Boyle, the others are state ...Big Fix2012-11-28T13:03:00-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/nov/28/6389-big-fix.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> &nbsp;One week after the release of a scathing report on the operations of Traffic Court, Administrative Judge Gary S. Glazer promised that structural reforms are coming, but said it will take at least six months.</p> <p>&ldquo;This is a very complex organization,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Changing the culture and how they ...Election Day blog — Stack wins big2012-11-06T15:16:00-05:00Northeast Times Staffhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/nov/6/6246-election-day-blog-%E2%80%94-a-big-voter-turnout-in-philly.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!-- @font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } --></p> <p>10:30 ...Somerton gets advice on the upcoming election2012-10-17T13:39:00-05:00William Kennyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/oct/17/6125-somerton-gets-advice-on-the-upcoming-election.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>The deadline to register to vote in next month&rsquo;s general election has passed, but folks who already are registered can still apply for absentee ballots.</p> <p>Absentee ballot applications must be received by the Philadelphia City Commissioner&rsquo;s Office by Oct. 30, said Seth Bluestein, deputy to Commissioner Al Schmidt.</p> <p>Bluestein ...Boyle easily gets nod for second term2012-05-02T14:30:00-05:00John Loftushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/may/2/5148-boyle-easily-gets-nod-for-second-term.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>Freshman state Rep. Kevin Boyle was re-nominated during last week&rsquo;s primary, an election he had predicted he would win by a &ldquo;very healthy majority&rdquo; despite opposition from some ward leaders. He defeated challenger Dan Collins by almost 2 to 1.</p> <p>Boyle, a Democrat who represents the 172nd Legislative District, ...It&#039;s a rematch, minus one, for freshman Kevin Boyle2012-04-18T16:58:00-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/apr/18/5066-it-s-a-rematch-minus-one-for-freshman-kevin-boyle.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>The Democratic ward leaders are divided in the 172nd Legislative District.</p> <p>John Sabatina (56th), Pat Parkinson (57th) and Bernice Hill (63rd) want to fire incumbent Rep. Kevin Boyle and replace him with Dan Collins.</p> <p>Boyle claims the support of Bob Dellavella (55th), Mike Stack (58th), Lorri Bednarek (64th) and ...Longtime Democratic ward leader Stack dies2011-07-20T12:50:00-05:00Tom Waringhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/jul/20/3422-longtime-democratic-ward-leader-stack-dies.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>When Chris Drumm became 63rd Ward Democratic leader in the late 1980s, he asked predecessor Scott Becker for some advice.</p> <p>Drumm was told, &ldquo;Sit next to Stack and do whatever he does.&rdquo;</p> <p>&ldquo;It was good advice,&rdquo; Drumm recalled.</p> <p>Drumm remembers Mike Stack Jr., the longtime Democratic leader of the 58th ...